A. The purpose of study
The purpose of this study is to thoroughly understand the difficulties confronted with beginning teachers when they step on a first stage of teaching profession, and to investigate the procedure that they find a way out of the...
A. The purpose of study
The purpose of this study is to thoroughly understand the difficulties confronted with beginning teachers when they step on a first stage of teaching profession, and to investigate the procedure that they find a way out of their difficulties. The research was also implemented by grasping their recognition to the induction course. From this study, the research would propose to improve educational processes in the university of education and at the department of elementary education in universities, which are taking charge of an induction course, and also provide an awareness to the induction course at provincial office of education or to the administration support at each school.
Through the research, two major research questions are as follows.
The first question is what the difficulties faced with beginning teachers are, and how they overcome that problem.
The second question is how the beginning teachers recognize their induction prpgram.
B. The method of study
In order to look into this study minutely, domestic literatures, described the real picture or problems and that solutions about teaching profession adaptation, have been reviewed. And the regions of teaching adaptation were selected with 3 areas as a classroom management, an administration work, and a relationship with people. There are 10 participants consists of beginning teachers at elementary schools in Daejeon city, Korea. For the purpose of implementing to this study, analyzing responded question sheets, in-depth interviewing, and individual telephone interviewing were used as a research method.
C. The result of study
First, the difficulties and solutions to the problems confronted with beginning teachers are as follows.
In classroom management area, the beginning teachers have had difficulties in self-confident about their curriculum arrangements, and in lack of their student control method or consultation skills. In Administration work area, they have had trouble with an oppressive feeling to doing affairs of division and the absence of information related to cultural isolation at school. In human relationship area, the beginning teachers have had a hard time to meet other teachers who gave always one-sided advice and let them do chores with all the thing in a school. And they also have had a difficulty with students' parents of doing selfish action. To solve these problems, the beginning teachers usually get some advice from their leaders and colleagues. Besides, they are searching for a solution with related books, internet information, or following an example of their model.
Second, most of the beginning teachers are have a negative view at the induction course in teacher training course and the schools' course. The problem in the induction course is a system which primarily do with a theoretical study and a practicing only with a teaching system. And there is no proper instructions or training system in each school.
D. The conclusion of study
The conclusion based on the results is as follows.
First, the instruction or support systems are urgent.
Second, in order to help adapting beginning teachers, the mentor system should be used actively at each school.
Third, the agencies which take charge of adaptation of beginning teachers should develop a induction program reflected to difficulties and demands for beginning teachers.